Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Aries

March 21 – April 19 Major opportunities await you in 2016. Until September, you have an unparalleled chance to improve your job or get a better one. It’s important that you act on this because a career peak awaits you in 2018, and now is the time to prepare for this. You can not only improve your job this year but also boost your health. In the fall, you enter a year-long window that is the best time to enter a new partnership. Existing partnerships will also be blessed. Despite any disputes that might arise over shared property, this is a passionate, sexy year. Mantra for 2016: “The right job and partner will help me achieve my dreams.” READ MORE: The top fashion news of 2015

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Taurus

April 20 – May 20 The year 2016 brings you incredible vacation opportunities. Never before have you had so many chances to escape your daily world and enjoy new adventures. Parties, the arts, the theatre, sports and enjoyable times with children will delight you. Love affairs and romance will be more promising than they’ve been in years! In the fall, you will encounter opportunities to get a better job or improve your existing one. Partnership challenges will lessen by September. This is an empowering year! Mantra for 2016: “I’m free to pursue fun, pleasure and my own independence.” READ MORE: Why skydiving could save your marriage

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Gemini

May 21 – June 20 This year is your best time in over a decade to improve your home and family life. You will feel richer where you live because you are going to move somewhere bigger or improve your current home. Family relationships will be warmer and mutually generous. This will buoy your spirits so much that, from September onward, you will go to parties, explore fun opportunities, take vacations and hit the social scene. Romance is in the cards late in the year. Existing partnerships and marriages will be challenged; however, the relationships that are meant to endure will last. Mantra for 2016: “It’s time to create the kind of home and family life I’ve always wanted.” READ MORE: Another reason why being on your phone is bad for you

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Cancer

June 21 – July 22 You’re hustling this year. The pace is fast, but the result will be high productivity. Work, work, work and you will get recognition two years down the road—count on it. Maintain this pace because you are pumped with the power of positive thinking. Communication with others will be super-smooth because your attitude with regard to the world around you is more generous and understanding. That’s why your plans for the future are bigger and more exciting. You want to go after what you desire this year. By September, home, family and real estate look sweet. Mantra for 2016: “I believe that I can achieve anything.” READ MORE: Love advice from author Mhairi McFarlane

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Leo

July 23 – Aug. 22 Leos are wallet warriors in 2016. You love to spend money on good times, and this year brings a sweet boost to your income. As if by magic, you will actualize in your life whatever it is you most value. Define your goals now to get the most out of your resources. What do you have to do to achieve your dreams? For the first nine months of the year, increased activity at home will occur due to renovations or residential moves. As the year ends, your optimism increases and your ability to think positively will help you achieve your goals. October will be a partying month. Mantra for 2016: “I’m going to use my money to make me happy.” READ MORE: How to fall in love with anyone in 36 questions

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Virgo

Aug. 23 – Sept. 22 Until September, moneybags Jupiter is in your sign, boosting your confidence and bringing good fortune, poise, interesting people and favourable circumstances. This will not occur again until 2027, so use it to your advantage. Your aim in life now is to establish a firm base. You want a home that is a refuge, something comfortable and secure. This year, you will sell your ideas to others because you are very forthright in all of your communications. (You’ve got Mars in your hip pocket.) After September, begin to look for ways to boost your income—they do exist! Mantra for 2016: “With Lady Luck in my sign, this is my hour.” READ MORE: 36 questions to get to know yourself better - imperfections and all

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Libra

Sept. 23 – Oct. 22 Stay light on your feet because residential moves and job changes are in your near future. You’ll work hard to earn money this year—and because you love good times and beautiful things, you’ll be spending it as well. The special promise of the year begins in September, when lucky Jupiter enters your sign for the first time since 2004. This brings you good fortune. It’s like you’re rowing with a strong wind at your back. Life will be magically easier. Dream big, and plan what you want to achieve. When Jupiter enters your sign, it is the beginning of a new 12-year cycle of growth. Mantra for 2016: “With lucky Jupiter in my sign, I will make the changes I want.” READ MORE: How to overcome career imposter syndrome

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Scorpio

Oct. 23 – Nov. 21 You are extra-popular until the winter of this year. Make new friends and enjoy interacting with clubs, groups and associations. People will help you now, so reach out to them. Get involved. In a rare astrological influence, you will be pumped with energy until September. This makes you aggressive, physically active and ambitious. (Be careful not to overwhelm others.) It’s time to get serious about the work you really want to do. Fortunately, you have the courage to make your play and the confidence to convince others you can do it. Mantra for 2016: “With the help of others, I will achieve my dreams.” READ MORE: Two Youtubers share their tale of love in the digital age

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Sagittarius

Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 Lucky Jupiter is at the top of your chart this year. The last time this happened was 2004; the next time it will occur is 2027. This is a rare opportunity for you to boost your reputation in the eyes of your peers. Job promotions, new opportunities, awards and praise will be yours this year. This pat on the back is fortuitous because, at the same time, you are setting out on a 30-year journey. Competition and physical activity with friends and groups are another major influence in 2016. You’re in the game, and you look stellar! Mantra for 2016: “The endorsements of others give me the courage to leap forward into the unknown.” READ MORE:

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Capricorn

Dec. 22 – Jan. 19 This is a decisive time in your life. You’re entering a two-year window where you will dismantle and say goodbye to much of what you have created since 2003. Fear not: You will only let go of what you no longer need. This is not loss—it’s letting go of deadwood. Meanwhile, 2016 abounds with chances to travel. Keep a packed bag by the door. You can also explore opportunities in higher education, medicine, the law, publishing and the media—the best in over a decade. Starting in September, expect promotions and praise for all your hard work. Mantra for 2016: “I’m getting ready to switch gears for a new life in 2018.” READ MORE: When men love kids but don't want to become dads

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Aquarius

Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 This year, you will benefit from the wealth and resources of others. You might receive an inheritance or a gift of money, or you might benefit indirectly through your partner. This is the perfect year to ask for a loan or mortgage. Because your ambition is aroused in the first eight months, use this energy. Others will help you in practical ways to further your personal goals. Late in the year, travel, educational and publishing opportunities will blossom. You are powerful this year, and others are ready to help you. Yay! Mantra for 2016: “I will achieve my goals with timely opportunities and help from others.” READ MORE: How one woman proposed to herself

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Year of opportunity: Your 2016 horoscope

Your 2016 horoscope: Pisces

Feb. 19 – March 20 This year, lucky Jupiter sits opposite Pisces, which has not occurred since 2004 and will not happen again until 2027. This means that your closest relationships will bring you joy and opportunities to grow, and they will show you aspects of yourself and of the world around you. This is one of the best years to marry or enter into a new partnership. If you marry, it will be to someone slightly older or more established. This is a time of culmination. Whether you graduate, marry, get a major promotion or begin your own business, what you do this year will make you proud. Mantra for 2016: “How can I use my success for my future happiness?” READ MORE: Inspiring Instagram accounts that make you want to travel